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Caelan Doris is strong in body and mind

Peter O’Reilly

Leinster’s highly-rated No 8 is taking the game’s highs and lows in his stride

“Make sure that you’re sitting comfortably. I’d like you to begin with your eyes open and just take in a big deep breath — breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth. As you breathe in, just feeling the lungs expand as they fill with air and as you breathe out, feel the body soften a little bit as you gently close the eyes. You can just allow the breath to return to its natural rhythm, in and out of the nose…” Headspace — Meditation and Mindfulness Made Simple

Mindfulness mightn’t sound an obvious fit for the hurly-burly of professional rugby until you consider the benefits that it promises: to build resilience, to reduce doubt, anxiety and stress, to help focus on the…

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